In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie and guest host HPM reporter Michael Adkison talk again with Chris Canetti, President of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Houston Host Committee, who discusses how Houston fared as a host city for this massive event.  

Then, we hear from best-selling author Christina Diaz Gonzalez, who talks about her new middle-grade graphic novel, Offside, which follows five very different students on a middle school soccer team that becomes co-ed.

Also, Julianna Washburn, the Galveston County reporter at Houston Public Media, discusses Galveston County’s new approved precinct map, which some residents have criticized for not fairly representing minority communities, what comes next, and other recent Galveston stories she’s been covering.